A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family's
dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the author of
Such Sharp Teeth and Cackle.
Nobody has a "normal" family, but Vesper Wright's is truly...something
else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked back--mostly because
she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up
in meant she couldn't return. But then an envelope arrives on her
doorstep.
Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper's beloved cousin Rosie.
It's to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the
rule? It wouldn't be the first time Vesper's been given special
treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap?
Doesn't matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even
if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it
means reuniting with her mother, Constance, a former horror film star
and forever ice queen.
When Vesper's homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret, she's forced to
reckon with her family's beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this
deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us
as we struggle to find our place in the world.
